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Challenge: Landscape in Portrait Orientation (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: A+ Prints
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Niskayuna, NY
Date: Oct 31, 2006
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

Postchallenge: Thank you all very much for the lovely surprise of my first blue ribbon. Since landscapes in portrait mode is my favorite way to shoot landscapes, this is a very special ribbon for me!

Also, it's special since it is one from close to home, in one of my favorite places. This is the Mohawk river as viewed from Niskayuna, which is 50-75 feet below me (on my left is a cliff).

Thanks again!

Statistics Voting Breakdown (your vote is highlighted in red)
Place: 1 out of 304
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Avg (commenters): 8.6061
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Votes: 234
Comments: 105
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MemberRmac
 Olympus E-520
04/05/2009 04:57:34 PM
Excellent!!!
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Registered UserElzbells47
 Canon PowerShot A520
04/05/2009 03:37:31 PM
I like this!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberOmanOtter
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
01/07/2009 12:36:22 AM
You've forced me into making you a favorite photographer because of masterpieces like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberkhdoss
 Nikon D2X
06/09/2007 12:44:50 PM
Funny.. Stunning is the word that I said when I saw this pic..
Adding to my favorites
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Registered UserDax-
 Nikon D300
11/22/2006 08:51:16 AM
Wonderful place and stunning colors! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserLarryhw
 Nikon Coolpix 885
11/14/2006 09:12:13 AM
Neal,
Great picture. I thought I recognized the place.
Your neighbor,
Larry
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Registered Userno3rdw
 Sony DSC-H5
11/14/2006 08:57:03 AM
At first glance I thought this was taken on Peebles Island. After reading your description I see I was pretty close, only maybe 10 miles away! Congrats on the blue ribbon, fellow upstate NY'er :)
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Registered UserPatzt
 Nikon Coolpix 8700
11/14/2006 01:28:32 AM
Neil, congratulations! this is an awesome image. Love it!
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Memberbanmorn
 Nikon D200
11/13/2006 09:12:21 PM
Sure was a mess to get on the site the night this one, Neil! Sorry for the delay. A real beauty! Many congrats on your BLUE!!!
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MemberPano
 Pentax K10D
11/12/2006 05:16:03 AM
i think i clicked on this image like 30 times since it is on the winning list :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Usera8j2
 Nikon D70
11/12/2006 05:13:59 AM
wait for me Niskayuna, NY, you're definitely in my list.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membertinky2
 Nikon D80
11/11/2006 09:58:30 PM
Beautiful beyond words. Congratulations on the ribbon.
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Registered Usercheegirl
 Canon EOS-30D
11/11/2006 04:55:07 PM
Beautiful, beautiful capture. congrats
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Registered Usertolovemoon
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
11/11/2006 03:56:41 AM
Congratulations! What a beautiful, image.. This is my moon river dream fantasy find exactly like I have visioned... So there is a river for me to find out there somewhere with the moon over head and lovely surroundings...

All but this one was hit at the right time, the right moment, by the right person for a outcome as this...

Blue ribbon well deserved...
The colors are so rich and warm yet cool too... mmmm its fall...
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Registered Userfotodude
 Nikon D70
11/10/2006 12:58:03 PM
Way to go Neil. not a 1, 2, or 3 proving even the dumbest voters know greatness.
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Memberbergiekat
 Canon EOS-40D
11/09/2006 02:48:33 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous! (Teach my your secrets to post processing sometime.) Congrats on a well deserved BLUE!
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Memberpekesty
 Canon EOS-20D
11/09/2006 02:14:01 PM
Very beautiful photograph, congrats on winning the blue ribbon!
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Registered UserMK153
 Canon EOS-20D
11/09/2006 10:52:30 AM
Breathtaking - how on earth is everything so saturated with color without getting artifacts/noise? GREAT SHOT would have gotten a 10 from me.
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MemberRulerZigzag
 Nikon D200
11/09/2006 02:56:57 AM
love the hues here, they all compliment eachother well here , leaves match sky and the river almost appears as a stream or creek at first glance. I had no idea thats a cliff on the left. More like a bank, but I see the depth now.

Message edited by author 2006-11-09 02:59:25.
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MemberKen
 Canon EOS-40D
11/09/2006 12:35:34 AM
Congrats on an awesome shot Neil!
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Registered Usersmellyfish1002
 Canon EOS-20D
11/08/2006 10:41:57 PM
It's been a long time since I have heard of Niskayuna! I lived in Saratoga Springs from 1989 to 1992! That is such a great area. Congrats on your win!
JD Anderson
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Memberpwm6
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
11/08/2006 10:40:19 PM
Neil, congratulations on the blue ribbon! This is a beautiful capture. Very nicely presented.
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Memberstrangeghost
 Canon EOS-30D
11/08/2006 10:12:26 PM
Simply beautiful Neil. Outstanding vision to capture such a perfect moment! If you look up composition and execution in the dictionary, this photo should be the only entry.
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MemberSunshyne
 Canon EOS-40D
11/08/2006 09:30:05 PM
Magnificant!!! Awesome!!! Wow!!! Beautiful!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberSJCarter
 Canon EOS-20D
11/08/2006 09:26:15 PM
Stunning shot. Congratulations on your well-deserved blue. I love the POV and colors.
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Membermpeters
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 04:55:15 PM
Congrats Neil,
This was one of the first pics that came up while voting. Figured it would be at or near the top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberRgarcia
 Olympus E-510
11/08/2006 04:49:22 PM
Congratulations on the blue. Magnificent composition and wonderful colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membercharmayne
 Nikon D300
11/08/2006 04:44:05 PM
Congratulations on your Blue!! Spectacular Shot!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberkteach
 Nikon D50
11/08/2006 04:29:40 PM
When I first saw this challenge announced, I knew you'd be up near the top of the rankings! Congrats on the blue! :)
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Memberowen
 Canon EOS-40D
11/08/2006 04:01:08 PM
Great shot Neil. The foreground really makes it. Congrats on your first BLUE. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserGuGi
 Nikon D200
11/08/2006 03:40:27 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon, this is truly a stunning shot. I have never seen a shot without 1's, 2's and 3's, guess the trolls just had to vote nice, good for them :) and this shot deserves what it got.
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MemberStructor
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 02:21:49 PM
Beautiful photograph, congrats on your ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberBear_Music
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 01:08:26 PM
Congrats on a well-deserved and long-overdue blue!
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Registered Userkelli_K
 Nikon D70
11/08/2006 11:47:18 AM
Congrats! Beautiful color and landscape. Thanks for the emil...I'm learning.
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Registered Useraznatural
 Nikon D70
11/08/2006 11:42:48 AM
Congrats and well done the color is amazing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userjaxed
 Canon EOS-300D Rebel
11/08/2006 11:25:07 AM
Congrats on your first blue, so well deserved!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberjrjr
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 10:50:10 AM
Congrats on your blue. Great shot, well deserved.
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Memberbrimac
 Canon EOS-20D
11/08/2006 10:07:10 AM
Hey.... Congrats! Nice to see an Albay guy on the front page.
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Registered UserGiorgio
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
11/08/2006 09:39:37 AM
Amazing photo! WOW!!! I'm really happy that my top choice won. Congrats!
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Memberdsidwell
 Canon EOS-30D
11/08/2006 09:09:19 AM
Super work, Neil! Congratulations!
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Membersoup
 Canon EOS-30D
11/08/2006 08:14:05 AM
congrats on the blue !!

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Memberbrownsm
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 07:48:09 AM
Congratulations on your first blue ribbon! This is simply a gorgeous image. You say it's your favorite way to shoot landscapes, and I can see why! You have a great eye for composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userphilup
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 06:38:28 AM
Awesome picture Neil! Congratulations
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberpineapple
 Canon PowerShot S100
11/08/2006 06:36:21 AM
Nice work. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membergoc
 Apple iPhone
11/08/2006 06:12:01 AM
yeah. simply fantastic photo, just like mine :-)
BIG congratz on your win.
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Registered UserFalc
 Canon EOS-1D Mark III
11/08/2006 05:47:53 AM
Now isn't that just a perfect landscape?
Perfectly composed and the luxurious colours really do make this stand out as the obvious blue. Congratulations
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MemberRagga2000
 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
11/08/2006 04:57:40 AM
Congrats on this beautiful picture and the ribbon :o)
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Registered UserArt Roflmao 11/08/2006 04:22:04 AM
AWESOME, Neil! Congratulations on your--- WHAH? Your first Blue?? Long overdue, my friend. You're one of the best.
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Registered UserXilebo
 Nikon D200
11/08/2006 03:44:23 AM
The leading lines are truly amazing, congratulations on your blue!
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Membertaterbug
 Nikon D300
11/08/2006 03:35:23 AM
Wowsers Neil! I am totally with graphicfunk. The foreground bushes and those leaves just reach out and grab you, and then this dead solid comp, and those lines, and the tones and color, ...just takes your eyes and draws you in, and in, and in, chasing that suhweet! vanishing point. A totally awesome, and very well deserved blue. I just can't believe you havn't already got one :-)Congrats! and Well done.
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Membereyewave
 Canon EOS-5D
11/08/2006 03:23:37 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon, one of the most deserved blue ever.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberJutilda
 Canon EOS-30D
11/08/2006 02:58:54 AM
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userklstover
 Panasonic DMC-FZ8
11/08/2006 01:40:34 AM
Interesting voting pattern - no 1s, 2s, or 3s! That's awesome!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberhihosilver
 Nikon D40
11/08/2006 01:36:24 AM
Congratulatons on a stunning image. I gave it a 10!!!
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Membergraphicfunk
 Canon EOS-20D
11/08/2006 01:23:11 AM
Is this a beauty or what? The leafs begin the trip as the eyes wind down that river to soothing vanishing point. Neil, this is certainly one of your very best. A big hearty congratulations on capturing this Blue!
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Registered UserMQuinn
 Olympus E-3
11/08/2006 01:09:53 AM
Wow! Thats awesome! Congrates!
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MemberIvo
 Acer CR-6530
11/08/2006 01:08:16 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. Beautiful shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberursula
 Nikon D200
11/08/2006 01:07:52 AM
Neil! CONGRATULATIONS! Good thing you won, otherwise the screen would be a mess. This is just perfect.
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Registered Userdeepfrog17
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
11/08/2006 01:04:12 AM
nice lens, nice shot, spectacular editing, wonderful win, congrats.
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Registered Userwavelength
 Nikon D200
11/08/2006 01:01:44 AM
Congrats Neil! It's weird that I totally called you getting a ribbon in this. (well, not that weird)
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Registered UserKivet
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
11/08/2006 12:45:16 AM
gawd this is amazing, i love how striking the colors are. congrats on the blue!
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Registered Userwisie
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
11/08/2006 12:35:35 AM
Congrats on the ribbon :) A splendid shot
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Registered Usercrymson1
 Sony DSC-S30
11/07/2006 08:56:32 AM
Very picturesque
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userrezros
 Leica Digilux 1
11/07/2006 08:53:39 AM
nothing to say, 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberriversong
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
11/06/2006 10:40:05 PM
Very pretty.
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Registered Userfluffbreath
 Sony DSC-F828
11/06/2006 09:48:23 PM
even better than a watercolor(painting)
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Registered Userrosiehall
 Nikon D80
11/06/2006 03:15:00 PM
great shot well done
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Registered Usermafiaseven
 Canon EOS-300D Rebel
11/06/2006 01:55:58 PM
Brilliant!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserSimpa
 Nikon D300
11/05/2006 11:54:29 PM
just love your picture... you will get a ribbon for sure...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberdmadden
 RIM BlackBerry Curve
11/05/2006 10:24:18 AM
definitely 10
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Registered Userkelli_K
 Nikon D70
11/05/2006 12:58:11 AM
Beautiful color, but I don't see much in the way of vertical lines.
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Memberursula
 Nikon D200
11/04/2006 10:40:21 PM
I'm speechless! This is just so beautiful. If this doesn't win the blue, I'm throwing rotten eggs at DPC. I wonder if this has HDR work - if so, it's a great use of the technology. In any case, I'd like to know how this image was done. But outside of technical stuff, it is just a great composition, so clear, yet it has such softness to it. WOW. 11 from me (if there were an 11).
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Registered Userkelvinyam
 Sony DSLR-A300
11/04/2006 09:12:44 PM
This is beautiful.
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MemberSheryll
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
11/04/2006 07:08:31 PM
WoW!! 10 and a fave. My top pick.
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Registered Useraznatural
 Nikon D70
11/04/2006 05:33:12 PM
WOW the right time the right place love it 9
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MemberArtifacts
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
11/04/2006 08:26:10 AM
Nicely composed riverscape. Captures the feeling of fall using a somewhat surrealistic presentation. The detail in the delicate branches and foreground leaves are its strongest characteristics. Though the bright area in the center of the sky adds drama to the composition it is a bit over exposed. You might want to try toning that down a bit to see how that looks. The right side riverback seems a bit "busy" with its great amount of detail. Perhaps adding a little blur on just that area would soften its overcluttered look. Overall this is a very, very nice shot.
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Registered Userpasaro
 Canon PowerShot A710
11/04/2006 05:04:13 AM
Wonderful, it looks like a painting. I really like the leaves at the bottom and the reflections on the river. Very nice composition and colors.
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Registered UserDarkend_Sword
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
11/03/2006 10:37:56 PM
This is really pretty and calming. I like looking at the different colors and stages of Fall.
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Memberhotpasta
 Nikon D300
11/03/2006 09:27:55 PM
lovely crispness all the way through the image...excellent tones and mood...good luck with this, I hope it does well for you
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Memberhihosilver
 Nikon D40
11/03/2006 06:25:58 PM
The colors, the reflection, the foreground interest, and the absolutely stunning composition make this photo a 10 in my book.
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Registered Useremayner
 Konica Minolta A2
11/03/2006 05:59:25 PM
absolutely beautiful with the plant in the front leading to similar colors at the end of the photo.
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Site Counciljustine
 Canon EOS-30D
11/03/2006 04:51:37 PM
Stunning shot. Lonely, cold and vivid!! Nice one.
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Registered Useradmart01
 Canon EOS-20D
11/03/2006 04:35:15 PM
something interesting in every part of the frame -- one of my ribbon picks
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Registered Userkristat123
 Canon PowerShot S2 IS
11/03/2006 01:22:47 PM
I love it. Beautifully done.
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Membereqsite
 Nikon D80
11/03/2006 11:32:15 AM
Beautiful colors and wonderfully composed. May be just a tad oversharpened for my taste, but that seems to be a no win situation these days. Still, it's a great shot.
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Registered Usersimonfishley
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
11/03/2006 08:03:14 AM
one of my fav images of the contest! Brilliant.
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Registered Useratupdate
 Pentax *ist DS
11/03/2006 07:50:18 AM
Back to comment and bump: This image is a real pleasure to look at. I would not be surprised to see it with a ribbon after rollover. 10
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Membereyewave
 Canon EOS-5D
11/03/2006 03:35:35 AM
excellent composition, brilliant colors, very good detail. frame adds to the picture. Title works well, looks like a painting. 10
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Registered Usersandeep_tata
 Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
11/03/2006 12:54:58 AM
the sky looks a little too burnt. the leaves in the fg are stunning. the water looks beautiful. I love it except for the sky.
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Registered UserEvaan
 Canon PowerShot S3 IS
11/03/2006 12:09:27 AM
Fantastic! It's magical. The lighting is so special. 10
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Memberyanko
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
11/02/2006 11:33:33 PM
Everything just fits perfectly into the frame, which is an accomplishment since it's very busy.
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MemberJutilda
 Canon EOS-30D
11/02/2006 04:46:03 PM
This is probably my favorite of the challenge. It has more than just one level of interest. In the foreground are those glorious red leaves, then the water and the reflected sky, then the sunset in the background, with more color and texture. Stunning work. I'd be proud to hang this on my wall. 10
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MemberAbstract
 Nikon D70
11/02/2006 09:49:58 AM
A perfect one!!!
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Registered Userromysree
 Nikon D80
11/02/2006 09:25:16 AM
nice execution.
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Registered UserL o S T
 Canon EOS-40D
11/02/2006 08:00:16 AM
wow great shot ,,,,,, love it hope for ribbon good luck 10
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Registered Userhopnjohn
 Nikon D50
11/01/2006 11:39:36 PM
Very well done. DOF, focus and colors all come together to make this stand out.
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MemberAgaricus
 Canon EOS-5D
11/01/2006 11:35:32 PM
Wonderful shot. Love the colors, the dark feel. Adding to favs (10)
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MemberMaryO
 Nikon D200
11/01/2006 09:39:57 PM
Really interesting compostion and colors.
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Registered Userpuma
 Canon EOS-10D
11/01/2006 06:07:12 PM
10 best one here IMO. Yes, even better then mine
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Membermpeters
 Canon EOS-5D
11/01/2006 05:15:27 PM
Great job with providing interest from front to back. Good luck!
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Memberivale28
 Nikon D40
11/01/2006 02:11:00 PM
Nice shot, 8
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Registered UserDIVIAN
 Nikon D70
11/01/2006 08:33:12 AM
very very good use of the light here.. looks great!
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Registered UserverZus
 Nikon D80
11/01/2006 07:25:42 AM
wow, straight 10, just fantastic. I wish I could do something remotely like that
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MemberBear_Music
 Canon EOS-5D
11/01/2006 03:17:22 AM
That's sweet :-) My kinda tonalities... I'd like to see the dirt lower left burned in a bit. There's a certain blobbiness to the deeper blue center top that's distracting, and a cyan cast to the brightest area. But overall very strong shot, and excellent use of extreme DOF.
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Registered Usercraigester
 Olympus E-400
11/01/2006 02:05:01 AM
Beautiful!
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